HB 3779
House·20th Congress·Filed Aug 18, 2025
An Act Amending Section 285 of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as the "Local Government Code of 1991", as Amended, to Include Area of Municipal Waters as an Additional Factor in Determining the Share of Each Local Government Unit in the National Tax Allotment, and for Other Purposes
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The bill would change the way national tax money is shared with local governments by adding the size of a municipality’s water area (including up to 15 km of offshore sea) as a 25 % factor in the allocation formula.
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